2014 Event Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman announces reduction of at least 45,000 jobs, expanding the original plan for 34,000 cuts; Whitman seeks to refocus and align HP with changing computing habits such as use of cloud services rather than servers 2014 Event U.S. payrolls show growth, with 129,000 jobs added in January and 175,000 jobs added in February in spite of difficult winter weather 2014 Event President Obama sends his 2015 budget to Congress, announcing that it is a 'roadmap for creating jobs with good wages and expanding opportunity for all Americans' 2014 Event A report on the U.S. economy shows 113,000 jobs were added in January, well below the expected 180,000 new jobs 2014 Event Retailer J.C. Penney announces plans to restore profits by cutting 2,000 jobs and close 33 of its 1,100 mid-market department stores 2013 Event Only 162,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in July, falling short of expert predictions of an increase of 175,000 - 185,000 new jobs 2013 Event JPMorgan reveals it plans to cut 17,000 jobs, mostly from its mortgage department, in the next two years 2013 Event Canada's Cirque du Soleil cuts 400 jobs due to strong loonie and surging costs 2012 Event The Japanese press reveals that Sharp Corporation, an electronics company, will cut 5,000 jobs worldwide 2012 Event Deutsche Bank, the German global financial services company, announces plans to cut 1,900 jobs 2012 Event In an attempt to restore profitability, Air France announces plans to cut over 5,000 jobs by the end of 2013 2012 Event Australia's Qantas airlines announces its plan to cut 500 jobs 2012 Event The U.S. unemployment rate drops to 8.3%, the lowest in three years after employers added 240,000 jobs in January 2012 Event American Airlines' parent company announces it will cut 13,000 jobs or 15% of its workforce 2011 Event Jacques Chirac, former President of France, is declared guilty of embezzlement and violating trust for filling non-existent jobs with party members while serving as Mayor of Paris 2011 Event President Barack Obama's Jobs Act fails to receive the sixty votes required to advance from the U.S. Senate 2011 Event Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs resigns over poor health issues; Tim Cook takes over as CEO 2011 Event HSBC bank announces it will cut 5,000 jobs now and 25,000 jobs by 2013 2011 Event Panasonic Corporation reportedly plans to announce it will cut 40,000 jobs 2011 Event In the United Kingdom, the British Armed Forces announce plans to eliminate 11,000 jobs 2010 Event U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner declares his interest in allowing the set of tax cuts in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to expire at the end of 2010 2010 Event Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, unveils a new invention, a tablet PC called the iPad, at a press conference in San Francisco 1997 Event Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs temporary CEO 1991 Event Supreme Court rules unanimously employers can't exclude women from jobs where exposure to toxic chemicals could potentially damage fetus 1991 Event Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell 1987 Event Supreme Court rules women/minorities may get jobs if less qualified 1976 Event Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs founded Apple Computer 1955 Birthday Steve Jobs, co-founder, Apple Computer 1944 Birthday Leo Burmester, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Flo, Chiefs, Abbys, Odd Jobs
